But for the DxDP, I think the price increases seem reasonable. We've done the DDP several times and also done trips without it. I'm not a huge fan of the DDP because I tend to eat more than I need or even want simply because it's offered, but it still tends to work better for us because we have two young children who love character meals and one child is under 3 so we don't pay for him.
We did a 7 day trip last October w/o the DDP and I saved receipts and tallied at the end. We ate exactly the way we wanted, mostly CS, a few character meals, no skimping on snacks etc and we spent the same as we would have had we purchased the DDP. Did we get the same amount of food? No, but we didn't overeat either. We were satisfied.
We are doing a trip with extended family in January and we are all doing the DDP because it's easier and we just prefer to have to all taken care of before the trip.
QSDP was already on the edge of value..um..ness? in 2012. The new prices have push it over so that, even I, the eternal optimist (at least, when it comes to other people) will not recommend it outside of special circumstances (mixed groups, someone who always likes to order the most expensive, etc).
DDP is still a mixed bag. The base price on DDP did not raise by all that much, so it can still be done, but it will take more planning and such to make it work. It'll also drop a few more people (as we've seen on both threads) who were already close to the cusp.
Now, I will say that the plans (all of them) are absolutely great for mixed family/friend groups. (At least, while there's still some value to be had). The convenience of being able to tell everyone that your food bill for x is $y is a very helpful thing and certainly has some level of value to it by itself and this especially holds true in groups with multiple payers. It's steadily losing it's luster for single payer groups through (e.g. normal families who make up the bulk of WDW visitorship).
Of course, rereading your post, you're pretty much saying something similar
, but I guess I want to feel self-important today since it's DDP numbers day (and my dragon returned from hiatus today!)
So many places in World Showcase and Downtown Disney are off the 2013 plan!!
The list of restaurants in the initial 2013 brochures is not final. They include only Disney-owned restaurants and those who have already signed the contract for 2013 (likely none at this point). Non-Disney restaurants have until the end of the year to sign back up for the next year. Historically, only 1 restaurant has ever dropped participation in the dining plan, Fulton's, and they rejoined for 2012. There's a good chance that your favorite restaurant that was on the plan for 2012 will be on it for 2013.
(Note: Many of the Epcot restaurants are, in fact, not owned by Disney. Same deal with Downtown Disney, and same deal with the Coronado Springs Resort)
(Another Note: Le Cellier specifically is now with the Signatures, so it's there, just hiding. It looks like it may end up being signature status for Lunch & Dinner for 2013)
(yes, that's on a notepad today, and will be for a few days
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And we also want to visit 
